Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
The School Location.

For the location of thorouahly
Christian School, Jerauld county and
washington Springs are especially an.
propriate.
First. Both need it.
Second. They are centrally located
as to the coming state, and Nessing gton
Springs js near the exact center of the
county, and is the county seat.
Third. Both were settled with that
purpose IN the minds and plans of the
people. Consequently, their synpa-
thies and cooperation would be readily
and easily con centrated around such
an enterprise.
Fourth The character, and senti-
ments of the citizens are adapted to it.
and their minGs have been often stir.
red and are moving in that direction.
Fifth. The county always has been
and Is now a temperance prohibition
county and community. There has
never been licensed saloon in it. So,
such :. school located here would not
be IN rum-town, in rum-county, sur
rounded by q rum constituency, man
aged by rum officials. 1t would be, az
it ought, free from such influences
from the start, and the students would
not be thrust into the liquor fight pre-
maturely and unprepared, at the risk
of the certain ruin of many, Fighting
whisky Is not the business of Our
schools. But the training Of Youthful
powers in their formation period, and
disciplining them for the work or life
is their object. The nature of this
work demands that our schools be so
far from such surroundings that they
will be free from such influences, and
their sure temptations and curses
Such Influences in any locality, ought
to be, are, and will become more and
more, valid objection with sober, SEN
sible thinking, and christian people
against locating such an institution in
it, or sending their children to it to he
educated, if they have proper regard
for their welfare.
Sixth. 1t is highly probable that by
the proper steps, more property value
can be secured fer such d purpose at
this point than any other in South Da.
kota. Doubtless, for . successful school
of the proper grades and character, the
right means would secure 1000 acres OF
land, besides money and building ma
terial within radius of six miles OF
the county seat There is plenty of
excellent building material (stone,
within rifle shot of the Springs offered
free, and only waiting to be used.
Seventh. Such an institution needs a
plenty of good water. 1flocated at the
foot of the hills, an abundance of the
oest water can be had by digging wells
from 10 to 25 feer deep or by laying
pipes from springs by which it may be
put into every room IN every building
or thrown entirely over them by its
own force.
Eighth. For agricultural and indus
trial purposes the soil is most excellent
Ninth. The scenery and landscape
views around and from the Springs is
EXCEPTIONAL IN Southern Dakota east
# the Missouri.
The Springs are about 500 feet above
he railroad track ut Huron, and the
.op of the hills 600 to 700.
This position gives beautiful view
If scope Of country for about so miles.
The healthfulness of the place is not
'xcelled in the country.
The above are some of the facts that
,ught to induce the location of school
'ere, of high grade, of, broad type, and
# exceptionally good character.
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